Top Hat
1935
Search results
Eric Blore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. His early stage career, mostly in the West End of London, centred on revue and musical comedy, but also included straight plays. He wrote sketches for and appeared in variety. In the 1930s Blore acted mostly in Broadway productions.
Eric Blore (1887-1959) Actor. Writer. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 0:51. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) 4 Videos. 66 Photos. Born in London, Eric Blore came out of college and started his working life as an insurance agent. But while touring in Australia he took an interest in the stage and theater.
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Hollywood, California, USA
On March 2nd, 1959, the night before the New Yorker retraction was to appear, when all copies of said magazine had been printed and distributed, ready for sale, Eric Blore died. The next day, newspapers all around the world carried news of his death, and of their sorrow at his passing. All that is, except one.
Eric Blore. Highest Rated: 100% Sullivan's Travels (1941) Lowest Rated: 40% I Live My Life (1935) Birthday: Dec 23, 1887. Birthplace: London, England, UK. Precise in speech and manner in every...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetNo Score YetGenie of the Lamp (Character)86%73%Sir Wimbley (Character)No Score Yet34%Mackinaw (Character)88%71%Mr. Toad (Voice)Biography. Precise in speech and manner in every way, but possessed of a smarmy nature that lent a tone of acidic irony to every line he uttered, Eric Blore was a character actor well-loved by movie fans for his comic turns in such popular features as "The Gay Divorcée" (1934), "The Lady Eve" (1941) and "The Road to Zanzibar" (1941), among ...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Eric Blore Sr. (23 December 1887 – 2 March 1959) was an English actor and writer. His early stage career, mostly in the West End of London, centred on revue and musical comedy, but also included straight plays. He wrote sketches for and appeared in variety.
Most often cast as a snide gentleman's gentleman or dissipated nobleman, British actor Eric Blore abandoned the business world for the theatre when he was in his mid-twenties. Established in both London and New York, Blore began adding movies to his acting achievements with 1920's A Night Out and a Day In(1920); he also appeared in the 1926 ...
